This week I spoke on behalf of the Labour Party in a debate on Huntington’s Disease. Huntington’s is a devastating condition that has a huge impact on the mental health of those affected. Despite this, support services are too hard to access and there are significant staff shortages in […]
Speeches
Liz votes to protect pensioner’s incomes
Earlier this week I voted on a motion to protect pensioner’s incomes. The Government abstained on this vote. After the Tories crashed our economy, it is being reported they are now considering breaking the triple lock on pensions. This would rip up their manifesto promise to protect the triple lock […]
Liz calls out Tory failure to support social care this winter
The previous Conservative Health Secretary promised £500m social care discharge funding for this winter. But we are now in November and not a single penny of this money has been seen. Tory political chaos and incompetence over the last few weeks means that local services cannot properly plan and […]
Liz calls for improvements in sickle cell care
Last week I spoke in Parliament in a debate on sickle cell disorder. Treatment and support of sickle cell disorder, which predominantly affects people in the BAME community, is not good enough. A lack of awareness about the condition, along with discriminatory attitudes and inadequate training in parts of the […]
Liz responds to the Government’s social care white paper
Yesterday, the Government published their long-awaited social care white paper, outlining their plans to reform the social care system. What we needed was a long-term vision that finally put social care where it belonged; on an equal footing with the NHS, at the heart of a modernised welfare state. But […]
Liz supports Space Park Leicester
Yesterday I made a speech in Parliament on Space Park Leicester and the wider space sector. This is a subject close to my heart as there is huge potential for space science and technology to create high skilled jobs of the future, grow our economy, tackle climate change and […]
Liz sets out Labour’s tests for the Government’s Social Care Plans
Today, I spoke to the National Children and Adult Services Conference alongside our Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Kate Green MP. This event brings together Directors of Children’s and Adult Social Services from councils across England, to discuss common issues and hear from experts in this area. Ahead of […]
Liz supports Menopause Bill in Parliament
Today I responded on behalf of the Labour Party to Carolyn Harris’s Menopause (Support and Services) Bill. This Bill aimed to make the Government develop a strategy for menopause support and services, including improving education around the menopause, and exempt hormone replacement therapy (HRT) from NHS prescription charges. There are […]
Liz calls on Govt to turbo charge Covid vaccination programme
Today I was speaking in a debate on coronavirus regulations. I used the debate to call on the Government to turbo charge our vaccination programme and to improve support for people who have to self isolate. Our NHS has done a fantastic job on the vaccination programme so far. But […]
Liz calls for support for housing with care
Today I spoke in a debate on ‘the impact of Covid-19 on retirement communities’. This is an issue which has received precious little attention during the pandemic. I believe retirement communities must play an big part in plans for social care reform. Retirement communities – or housing with […]
Liz asks Urgent Question on social care reform
On Wednesday, I asked an Urgent Question to the Care Minister about the Government’s plans for social care reform. It has now been almost two years since the Prime Minister promised to ‘fix the crisis in social care.’ Yet, at the start of the week we heard that […]
Liz responds to the Queens’ Speech
After almost two years of broken promises on social care reform, the Government have once again failed to bring forward details of their plans on social care. Today’s Queens Speech announced that reform would be ‘brought forward’ – but gave no detail on what this would look like. Social […]